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Agency Identifier

Code identifying the agency associated with the Treasury Account funding the award. It is a coded attribute, not a narrative description; the value represents the agency responsible for the account rather than the account itself.

Family: Other Transaction Award
Category: Contract Data
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier
Title
Agency Identifier
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/treasuryAccountSymbol/agencyIdentifier
Description
Code identifying the agency associated with the Treasury Account funding the award. It is a coded attribute, not a narrative description; the value represents the agency responsible for the account rather than the account itself.
Business Meaning
This field helps analysts attribute award funding to the correct federal agency when Treasury Account information is present. It supports agency-level funding analyses, cross-agency spend reconciliation, and grouping awards by the organization responsible for the source of funds.
Example Value
70
Observed Non-Null Count
13,368

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/treasuryAccountSymbol/agencyIdentifier
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionAward/contractDetail/contractData/listOfTreasuryAccounts/treasuryAccount/treasuryAccountSymbol/agencyIdentifier' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • Group awards by funding agency
  • Filter awards tied to a specific Treasury Account agency code
  • Support reconciliation between award data and Treasury-funded account records

Common Mistakes

  • Confusing the code with the agency name or contracting office
  • Using the field without validating the paired description or reference data

Query Guidance

Use exact-code filters or joins to a lookup table, e.g. WHERE agencyIdentifier = '70'. For analysis, aggregate by the code after normalizing any leading zeros or formatting differences, and confirm whether the record contains multiple Treasury Accounts before counting awards.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier AS agency_identifier
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionAward__contractDetail__contractData__listOfTreasuryAccounts__treasuryAccount__treasuryAccountSymbol__agencyIdentifier IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.